{"id":287466,"date":"2026-05-28T12:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/287466\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:28:15","slug":"horror-con-spooky-empire-conjures-halloween-vibes-in-an-otherwise-sweaty-orlando-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/287466\/","title":{"rendered":"Horror con Spooky Empire conjures Halloween vibes in an otherwise sweaty Orlando this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"402548\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/arts\/spooky-empire-brings-frights-and-celebrity-guests-to-orlando-over-halloween-weekend\/attachment\/spooky-empire-photo-by-matt-keller-lehman-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Spooky-Empire-Photo-by-Matt-Keller-Lehman-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1750531782&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;34&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Spooky Empire Photo by Matt Keller Lehman\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Spooky-Empire-Photo-by-Matt-Keller-Lehman-1.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779971294_907_Spooky-Empire-Photo-by-Matt-Keller-Lehman-1.jpg\" alt=\"Spooky Empire\" class=\"wp-image-402548\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Credit: Matt Keller Lehman<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Horror convention Spooky Empire is back to mark the (almost) halfway point to Halloween here in Orlando. The con features celebrity meet-and-greets and photo-ops, vendors selling all manner of eerie wares, horrifying live music, cosplay aplenty and a \u201ctattoo-fest\u201d highlighting Florida horror tattoo artists like Jeremy Scott of Hare and Hounds Tattoo. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebs this year include horror favorites like Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger), CJ Graham (Jason Voorhees) and many more culled from classics like Child\u2019s Play or newer titles like IT: Welcome to Derry. Oh yeah, and a little band of cosmic marauders named GWAR. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spooky Empire, Friday-Sunday, May 29-31, DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando Theme Park Resort, 10100 International Drive, <a href=\"https:\/\/spookyempire.com\" type=\"link\" id=\"spookyempire.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">spookyempire.com<\/a>, $40-$299.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"201\" data-attachment-id=\"417124\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/?attachment_id=417124\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OW_JoinNewsletter_970x250_1.jpg?fit=970%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"970,250\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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